Station SAUF1 - Search and Rescue Data

St. Augustine, FL
29.857 N 81.264 W (29°51'26" N 81°15'49" W)

Right whales are active off FL from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)
2026-01-21 1800Z	360	15	4	-	58	4	-
2026-01-21 1200Z	15	14	6	-	57	6	-
2026-01-21 0600Z	27	12	6	-	56	5	-
2026-01-21 0000Z	21	10	6	-	54	6	-
2026-01-20 1800Z	360	20	6	-	51	6	-
2026-01-20 1200Z	325	8	6	-	42	6	-
2026-01-20 0600Z	311	6	6	-	43	6	-
2026-01-20 0000Z	302	5	6	-	51	6	-
2026-01-19 1800Z	333	10	6	-	48	6	-
2026-01-19 1200Z	299	6	6	-	36	6	-
2026-01-19 0600Z	298	5	6	-	38	6	-
2026-01-19 0000Z	320	9	6	-	45	6	-
2026-01-18 1800Z	337	15	6	-	51	6	-
2026-01-18 1200Z	310	4	6	-	58	6	-
2026-01-18 0600Z	199	6	6	-	62	6	-
2026-01-18 0000Z	159	4	6	-	62	6	-
2026-01-17 1800Z	147	9	6	-	61	6	-
2026-01-17 1200Z	188	5	6	-	51	6	-
2026-01-17 0600Z	219	6	6	-	47	6	-
2026-01-17 0000Z	133	5	6	-	50	6	-

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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